Doss House (1933)
53m
Running Time
June 22, 1933Release Date
Plot.
An escaped convict is on the loose, and the police are searching all the doss-houses in the hopes of finding him there. A young journalist is sent by his editor to assist in the search with the aim of reporting on any interesting stories he may find among those seeking shelter that night in the local doss-house, and is eager to help with the arrest. Among the characters they encounter are a man who claims to have got away with murder, and an alcoholic former concert pianist.
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Cast & Crew.
Frank Cellier
Editor
Arnold Bell
Reporter
Herbert Franklyn
Detective
Mark Daly
Shoe Black
Edgar Driver
Cats Meat Man
Hubert Leslie
Murderer
Wilson Coleman
Stranger
J. Hubert Leslie
Murderer
Robert MacLachlan
Doctor
Alec Harford
Convict
Roy Raymond
Ex-Convict
James Stadden
Lounger
Cecil Clayton
Sandwich Board Man
Ernest Croxford
Doorkeeper
Herbert Ayres
Writer
Ivar Campbell
Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Doss House is a 1933 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Frank Cellier, Arnold Bell and Herbert Franklyn.
It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. In 1941 Baxter remade the film as The Common Touch